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Title: "An act of the Congress of the United States ... which assumes powers ... not delegated by the Constitution, is not law, but is altogether void and of no force." - Thomas Jefferson
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Draft Kentucky Resolutions, 1798. ME 17:383
URL Source: http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=46588
Published: Sep 30, 2005
Author: Thomas Jefferson
Post Date: 2005-09-30 02:34:44 by Uncle Bill
Keywords: Constitution,, altogether, delegated
Views: 335
Comments: 11
"An act of the Congress of the United States ... which assumes powers ... not delegated by the Constitution, is not law, but is altogether void and of no force."
Thomas Jefferson: Draft Kentucky Resolutions, 1798. ME 17:383. 
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#1. To: Uncle Bill (#0)
Today he'd be penning that from Gitmo..
"When the government FEARS the People, there is liberty, but when the People fear the government, there is tyranny."
I don't think they let them have pens at Gitmo.
Very true.
No, when they do, they send notes/drawings depicting the torture of children & women. Asking, that someone come and mercifully kill them all (that was in one note that made it out).
Oh what the hell does this old geezer Jefferson know anyway about the Constitution? Jesus Christ... It's because of kooks like him we didn't get the totalitarian police state when they wanted it in 1800. Talk about stopping progress... All kidding aside, Jefferson today would be laughed out of office, and publicly peed on.
#2. To: Jhoffa_ (#1)
#3. To: Jhoffa_ (#1)
Today he'd be penning that from Gitmo..
One if by land, two if by sea...how many if they are already here?
#4. To: alpowolf (#2)
I don't think they let them have pens at Gitmo.
One if by land, two if by sea...how many if they are already here?
#5. To: Uncle Bill (#0)
 | So many morons, so few bullets. |
#6. To: TommyTheMadArtist (#5)
Bump
#7. To: Jhoffa_ (#1)
BTTT
#8. To: Uncle Bill (#0)
It even says something like that in the constitution somewhere.
"An act of the Congress of the United States ... which assumes powers ... not delegated by the Constitution, is not law, but is altogether void and of no force."
#9. To: Uncle Bill (#7)
Sig line material.. Of course "Conservatives" nowdays would run shreiking from Jefferson.. At least till Rush called him a traitor and Dubya had him held without charge in some CIA prison someplace.
Zogby Poll- "By a margin of 53% to 42%, Americans want Congress to impeach President Bush if he lied about the war in Iraq."
#10. To: All (#9)
Oh shit, this is an old thread.. I've already replied to it. Saw it in pings. Amazing how my first thought then matches my immediate reaction now. I'd bet that's more or less what crosses most peoples minds when they read Jefferson's bold words. "Dude, he'd be so far under Gitmo they'd have to pipe in air!"
Zogby Poll- "By a margin of 53% to 42%, Americans want Congress to impeach President Bush if he lied about the war in Iraq."
#11. To: TommyTheMadArtist (#5)
He'd be arrested for owning slaves.
All kidding aside, Jefferson today would be laughed out of office, and publicly peed on.
And I'm optimistic. See, I think you can be realistic and optimistic at the same time. I'm optimistic we'll achieve -- I know we won't achieve if we send mixed signals. I know we're not going to achieve our objective if we send mixed signals - gwbush
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